A Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot

my prime, once along the way If you want to know my secret don't come runnin' after me For I am just a painter passing through in history Yesterday is gone, yesterday's alright Yesterday belongs in my

A Passing Ship Gordon Lightfoot

A passing ship I have found the open ocean Give me no lip The waves roll by as I pass on A snulit sea On the first day of April How fresh the wind Will you miss me when I'm gone How many words How many

Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot

Through the woodland, through the valley Comes a horseman wild and free Tilting at the windmills passing Who can the brave young horseman be He is wild but he is mellow He is strong but he is weak He is

For Lovin' Me / Did She Mention My Name Gordon Lightfoot

see That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I found Since movin' is my stock in trade I'm movin' on I won't think of you when I'm gone So don't you shed a

Seven Island Suite Gordon Lightfoot

Seven islands to the high side of the bay, 'cross the bay To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze We went walking on the high side of the bay on a chilly morn And we saw how leaves

Somewhere U.S.A. Gordon Lightfoot

Out on the road like a low-down Joe And the bar where we are is so cool I'd like to stay Misunderstood like I knew I would be The one I care for don't mind, she's built that way I would gladly offer you

Black Day In July Gordon Lightfoot

Black day in July Motor city madness has touched the countryside And through the smoke and cinders you can hear it far and wide The doors are quickly bolted and the children locked inside Black day in

Softly Gordon Lightfoot

Softly she comes Whispers the breeze with her passing In secret love she is laughing Softly she comes in the night Softly she sighs Sweetly she lies never sleeping Her fragrance all in my keeping Softly

Christian Island (Georgian Bay) Gordon Lightfoot

whiskers on my chin And I like the mood I'm in As I while away the time of day In the lee of Christian Island Tall and strong she dips and reels I call her Silver Heels And she tells me how she feels She's a

Circle Of Steel Gordon Lightfoot

Rows of lights in a circle of steel Where you place your bets on a great big wheel High windows flickerin' down through the snow A time you know Sights and sounds of the people goin' 'round Everybody's

Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot

At times I just don't know How you could be anything but beautiful I think that I was made for you And you were made for me And I know that I will never change Cause we've been friends through rain or

For Lovin' Me Gordon Lightfoot

That's what you get for lovin' me I ain't the kind to hang around With any new love that I found 'Cause movin' is my stock in trade, I'm movin' on I won't think of you when I'm gone So don't you shed a

Cobwebs & Dust Gordon Lightfoot

too long together, my island and i 'cross the blue sea, cross the blue sea We been too long together, my island and me Cobwebs and dust, cobwebs and dust I hate to leave you but leave you I must Float through

If Children Had Wings Gordon Lightfoot

There's a love I hold dear And it shines through each year And it makes things seem different somehow It's for better or worse It's for people who thirst For a love that burns brighter right now And it

Bitter Green Gordon Lightfoot

Upon the bitter green she walked the hills above the town Echo to her footsteps as soft as Eider down Waiting for her master to kiss away her tears Waiting through the years Bitter Green they called her

I'd Do It Again Gordon Lightfoot

A one man band on a one night stand As a one man band should be The cried for more, he replied why sure And he played one just for free The sounds he laid down. the songs he played Made the ladies all

Restless Gordon Lightfoot

There's a kind of a restless feeling and it pulls me from within It sets my senses reeling and my wheels begin to spin In the quietude of winter you can hear the wild geese cry And I will always love that

Summer Side Of Life Gordon Lightfoot

side of life The talked all night To the young men that they knew On the summer side of life Goin' off to fight And if you saw them now You'd wonder why they would cry The whole day long He came down through

Shadows Gordon Lightfoot

There's a shadow on the moon and the waters here below do not shine the way they should, and I love you just in case you didn't know. Let it go. Let it happen like it happened once before.

The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot

When it's midnight on the meadow And the cats are in the shed And the river tells a story At the window by my bed If you listen very closely Be as quiet as you can In the yard you'll hear him It is the

Me And Bobby McGee Gordon Lightfoot

Busted flat in Baton Rouge Headin' for the train Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down Just before it rained Took us all away to New Orleans I took my harpoon out of my dirty red

Ring Them Bells Gordon Lightfoot

Ring them bells ye heathen from the city that dreams Ring them bell from the sanctuaries, 'cross the valleys and streams For they're deep and they're wide, and the world's on its side And time is a-runnin

Miguel Gordon Lightfoot

Never had much to say He traveled alone with no friends Like a shadowy ghost At dawn he came and he went Through the woodland swiftly gliding To the young maid he came gliding Where she'd run to meet him

Welcome To Try Gordon Lightfoot

I have been down in the valley of tears I have stood on the highest peak For the best part of a week Battered and bruised I had pulled myself through Every seen I would never repeat I have hung out with

If I Could Gordon Lightfoot

fleeting perceptions I hold Would I stand in the marketplace before To be shouted down without any warning at all, to be stood by the wall And shot by the man in blue If I could run with the grace of a

Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot

These are just the simple facts I will relate to you Though they are not connected Each and every one is true If they seem a bit untidy Well unraveling them is fun I will not stand corrected I have

Dreamland Gordon Lightfoot

You come to me in times of need When you can't find anyone You seem to be much better off now There's a rainbow number one We could see life through the gutter then Till it caused my heart to break There

Love & Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot

trees they do their best But still they can't be free Looking for the world to be Anything but what they see Longing to be understood By the heart that shapes the wood If you go into the forest, gaze up through

Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot

There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun Long before the white man and long before the wheel When the green dark forest

Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot

Carefree highway, got ta see you my old flame Carefree highway, you seen better days The mornin' after blues from my head down to my shoes Carefree highway, let me slip away Slip away on you Searchin' through

I Used to Be a Country Singer Gordon Lightfoot

me if she could do my room I put down my old guitar and she gave me a smile She had a crusty voice and a drinker's look, but she had a friendly style She dusted my room and made my bed and she talked

Endless Wire Gordon Lightfoot

I ain't got nothin' to hide My mind is an endless wire I got both feet on the ground I ain't got no one for hire I ain't got a thing to show My lines have all expired So don't go foolin' around And set

Bend in the Water Gordon Lightfoot

Kitty, if you feel inclined Down around the bend in the water, bring your fishin' line Come on Pearl, I'm rough and ready, got my fishin' pole Down around the bend in the water to the fishin' hole It's a

If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot

If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell. Just like an old time movie about a ghost from a wishing well.

Wild Strawberries Gordon Lightfoot

If I had a dollar, if I had a cent I would play most anywhere if it would pay my rent I'd be livin' on the downside in my old apartment For the rest of my days People always ask why the world is on the

Is There Anyone Home Gordon Lightfoot

Anyone inside know my name I've been around for a half of a hundred days.

Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot

Where the road runs down but the butternut grove To old Bill Skinner's stream Do tell at the noonday bell It's time for a summertime dream In a lunch pail town in a one horse way You can live like a king

If It Should Please You Gordon Lightfoot

If it should please you, I have come to play A glad or a sad tune, I wrote along the way And a few good songs about the old highway I been around so long Lord, I guess I'm here to stay So I'm itching to

A Lesson in Love Gordon Lightfoot

Barnum Presented Jenny Lind They named a candy after her A circus after him End of my story The rest is history She in all of her glory He lived quietly He needed her, she needed him As sure as the sky

Boathouse Gordon Lightfoot

I would rather be at the boathouse, out of the daily grind I'd sooner be down at the boathouse, what a way to unwind Now I don't wanna know how it feels to be set back So I'm leavin' here on a one-way

Ecstasy Made Easy Gordon Lightfoot

I can always try to forget somehow What's a part of the past Have a little laughter if you please I won't even mind if it takes awhile I've got time on my hands I feel another chapter in the breeze Somebody

Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot

There's a house on a hill By a worn down weathered old mill In the valley below where the river winds There's no such thing as bad times And a soft southern flame Oh Cotton Jenny's her name She wakes me

Cold On The Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot

All you need is time All you need is time, time, time to make me bend Give it a try, don't be rude Put it to the test and I'll give it right back to you It's cold on the shoulder And you know that we get

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her faded dress In a room where ya do what ya don't confess Sundown ya better take care If I find you bin creepin' 'round my back stairs Sundown ya better take care If

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her faded dress In a room where ya do what ya don't confess Sundown ya better take care If I find you bin creepin' 'round my back stairs Sundown ya better take

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress In a room where you do what you don't confess Sundown, you better take care If I find you bin creepin' round my back stairs Sundown, you better take care

Sundown (Album Version) Gordon Lightfoot

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress In a room where you do what you don't confess Sundown, you better take care If I find you bin creepin' round my back stairs Sundown, you better take care

Saturday Clothes Gordon Lightfoot

I feel a blue 'cause I can't sew There's still a lot of things that I should know Anyone can guess I don't know how to press My Saturday clothes Everyone's goin' home I feel a little sad to watch them

Sometimes I Don't Mind Gordon Lightfoot

Sometimes I don't mind the sunshine Sometimes I need the rain Sometimes I don't mind the fun times Sometimes they're all the same When I'm thinking of you There's a fever around I don't know what to do

It's Worth Believin' Gordon Lightfoot

There's a warm wind tonight And the moon turns the tide When the stars take their ride She'll be leavin' Where she goes, I don't know She won't tell me what it is That makes her act like this But I've